"I suppose I could hold a little low on the first shot"

When I am taking a first shot at game, I want to be able to hold dead on, no distractions about distance, etc. So if you are going to adjust the sights, I would do it so the first shot is dead on accurate.

And even though you are getting good accuracy with that load, sorry to rain on your parade, but I would be afraid to shoot an elk with a 338 platinum powerbelt pushed that hard. You are shooting the equivalent of 138 grains of blackpowder/pyrodex. I just don't think they are designed to take that punishment and I would be afraid of it coming apart on impact. Many, many reports of them doing just that when you push them that hard. Even though this one has been redesigned, I personally wouldn't trust it, especially on a close shot. That is one of the reasons I have switched to the hornady FPB, and even then, I am going to use 90 grains of ffg 777.

Lemoyne: Unfortunately, he can't try BH209 since he is shooting a gun that won't reliably ignite it.

" Personally I would hunt on a fowled barrel."
What kind of bird do you fowl your barrel with??? LOL. Sorry, you can make fun of me and my misspelled words now. But I would have to agree with it. Anyone out there had problems with rust leaving a fouled barrel loaded for a couple of days? I haven't